Kemer / Kiris

THE GEOGRAPHY OF KEMER

Kemer is located west of Antalya and at the its back to the mountains, so the schores are very recessed. The settling places are generally plainness regions. Kemer (center) forms a whole with Tekirova (17km), Kiris (6km), Camyuva (8km), aslanbucak (5km), Beldibi (18km) and Olympos/Cirali(30km)

The town of Kemer is attractive and easygoing and normally you can go swimming in the sea even in December. After a three-hours flight from Germany to Antalya it takes you only 40 minutes to get to Kemer by car.

The wonderful green back-up area and the mountain trails in the near Taurusmountains are a teal paradise for bikers. Tough mountainbikers enjoy riding up the mountains from Kemer passing many villages up to Saklikent – a fascinating and highly sportive adventure.

Kiris / Kemer

THE CLIMATE OF KEMER

Generally the Mediterrenian Climate System effects. Summers are dry and hot, winters are tepid and rainy. At the seasides it does not snow. Due to the mountained north sides and being uncovered to the tepid south winds the weather does not dip down under 10 C even on the coldest winter days. Also the sea temperature does not dip down under 150 C even in winter months, so it is possible to get usage from the sea year round except on only very rainy days.

Kemer

THE TOURISTIC HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENT

htali Mountain. Which is at the west of Kemer. But only can be reached by foot. From the villages Alagi Kuzudere and Tekirova which are located on the Kemer-Kumluca overland route. It takes 3.5 or 4 hours walking from these villages.

THE NATIONAL PARKS

The places from the Antalya Trade Harbour to Cavus (Adrassan) village are called Olympos Beydaglari Sahil Milli Parki (Olympos Toros National Park) There are dally picnic places and resting areas in this region. The people of Kemer generally go to the high places like the Gödene Yaylasi and the Belen Yaylasi in the summer months. Sögütcumasi was established on the Toros (Beydaglari) Mounts and in summer months they are fomous "Yesil Yayla Yagli Pechlivan Güresleri'.

THE MOONLIGHT INLET AND YÖRÜK PARK

One of the best inlets in Kemer is called Moonlight Park. It is a beach within the green forest cover and daily smusement place. Also there is a park which is called the Yörük Park reflecting the past and the future.
The services are given from the tents which was plaitec from goats bristle and was the livelyhood of Yörüks.
While Yörüks traditions are being best by the citylife here, it is possible to see this life style even if it were symbolic in the Yörük Park of Kemer.

THE HISTORY OF KEMER (Idyros)

Kemer is a nice city center which has been established along the shores of the West Toros Mauntain foot 49 km west from Antalya. Kemer has 3 towns and 6 villages. According to 1990 census it has a 52 km length seashore, having 9740 inhabitants.
Kemer has a unique beauty within meeting the sea, the forest and the mauntains, with a colour harmony. There are many small and large inlets along the seaside with the combination of colours from the sea, forests and mountains this forms a very nice looking views.
The researchers of Kemer had discovered that this place was an old Lykya city. But according to informations that have been taken from the native people, Kemer was originally named as " Eski Köy" ( old city ) in 1910. Formed as a lake and a marshy place by the torrents which had come from the mountains ( Mount of Kizilcik). Afterwards in 1916-1917 these people who have been living here built a wall whose length was approximately 23 km at the foot of the mountains to protect the village from the torrents. Then the people who have immigrated to live here compared this wall with an arch (Kemer), for this reason the city`s name has been remembered as " Kemer". Moreover, as the tales that belong to the same ages, an epidemic disease which was called "ispanyol" has been a reason for the many people dying who had lived here.
Bur by immigration of the people who have come from abroad and especially by the yörüks who came from the mountains, the village has reached today`s from again.